Velvet cross

„God grant that…

When she looks

Into my eyes

She will see

Love

But not desperation

See that I miss

Her

But it’s not obsession

That I accept

We have to be apart

But I don’t give up

Please Lord …”

My own prayer … this morning
I expected 
That cross
Be covered
With soft velvet
Or plush
And made of
Soft foam
So I should not
Be bothered
By it’s rough edges
And inconvenienced
By the throbbing
Of my skin
And muscles
And my mind
I thought that
Crucifictions
By Love
By Law
Should be sort of
Perversely
Pleasurable
But they weren’t
They never were
Anywhere
And with anybody

This one is no different
Excruciating pain
Lasting as if forever
Disturbing the thinking
Disorganising life
Dissolving any
Self – will
And the most annoying
Of all feelings
Realisation
That I brought it
Upon myself
On my own choice
Exercising my own
Free – will

So I will
Suffer until it
“grind me
Or polish me”
Until I have enough
Or maybe
She will …
She already has
But I am not done yet

Or comes
A merciful soldier
And breaks my legs
And stabs my heart
With a spear of anger
Yes,
Anger and hatred
Are the only antidotes
For unwanted
Love
“Eli lama sabachathani”
Again